tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6370763014722326902.post4064011673914965363..comments2023-10-30T05:01:33.905-07:00Comments on From the Inside...Out: Childhood Callingkathrynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06152568985075401447noreply@blogger.comBlogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6370763014722326902.post-17204696811792635712009-10-28T19:54:10.592-07:002009-10-28T19:54:10.592-07:00Lizzie: Oh, I can't believe you still HAVE it!...Lizzie: Oh, I can't believe you still HAVE it! My room always smelled so great baking those cakes....probably 'cause they took an hour to bake w/that light bulb!kathrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06152568985075401447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6370763014722326902.post-48008527863717344082009-10-27T12:03:38.242-07:002009-10-27T12:03:38.242-07:00I still have my E-Z Bake Oven. It's in my clos...I still have my E-Z Bake Oven. It's in my closet...on the shelf...behind the boxes of Christmas plates. I loved that thing. I made a cake for my dad when I was like 6. I remember I used to make any excuse to used it. I got my cousin Chris to use it once...but then it was my birthday, so that doesn't count. But that E-Z Bake Oven was the best thing ever!!!Lizzienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6370763014722326902.post-5524769541105645502009-10-26T18:30:19.020-07:002009-10-26T18:30:19.020-07:00Isabella: What was Fashion Plates? I don't rem...Isabella: What was Fashion Plates? I don't remember that. I've seen Pong...that's the one with the paddles and the stupid ball across the screen, right? I remember some Jungle game with a money hanging on a rope? That's the first video game I remember, but being a girl, I don't think I was all that impressed.<br /><br />Sandi: Oh, cat's cradle! I haven't done THAT in ages! I need to show that to Connor. Thanks for reminding me!kathrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06152568985075401447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6370763014722326902.post-38506103482603180332009-10-26T08:27:01.903-07:002009-10-26T08:27:01.903-07:00I remember playing Chinese jump rope, and playing ...I remember playing Chinese jump rope, and playing cat's cradle which you can make both yourself!!Sandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16134435831357956223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6370763014722326902.post-16410485123164977642009-10-25T20:58:02.713-07:002009-10-25T20:58:02.713-07:00I loved Fashion Plates when I was a kid. That and...I loved Fashion Plates when I was a kid. That and Atari of course. Do you remember the very first video game? It was called Pong I think.Teahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17818419504901477964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6370763014722326902.post-3091750900356981822009-10-25T14:24:19.201-07:002009-10-25T14:24:19.201-07:00Susan: Wow! How resourceful you are! However, I do...Susan: Wow! How resourceful you are! However, I do NOT appreciate that anything we played with as kids would fall into the "museum" or "classic" category. That's just not right. I absolutely remember Rubik's Cube....it was utterly frustrating for me!<br /><br />Tinkerschnitzel: Why does this not surprise me? So, you need really strong, really sharp scissors to get into the really sharp scissors. They're killing us, here....kathrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06152568985075401447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6370763014722326902.post-91034082258368594362009-10-24T19:58:45.721-07:002009-10-24T19:58:45.721-07:00Want to hear something funny? Those scissors that ...Want to hear something funny? Those scissors that are used to open the heavy duty, takes a nuclear warhead to get into plastic come in the same plastic they are designed to open! Thought you would enjoy that. :)Tinkerschnitzelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14801209090465403287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6370763014722326902.post-14562891300456937222009-10-24T07:39:57.623-07:002009-10-24T07:39:57.623-07:00I remember that u-shaped track with the wheel with...I remember that u-shaped track with the wheel with magnets thingie that Oh No! Whaaat??? wrote about. I had one of those. It was called a Whee-lo, according to this page:<br />http://www.burlingamepezmuseum.com/classictoy/wheelo.html<br />And here is one like it being sold today:<br />http://www.physlink.com/estore/cart/MagneticGyroFlyWheel.cfm<br />I hadn't thought of that in years.<br /><br />Our whole middle school went through a yo-yo stage--everyone who was anyone had one and knew a few tricks.<br /><br />Did you do the Rubik's Cube? That was popular when I was in high school.Susannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6370763014722326902.post-89251540240984921372009-10-23T17:32:47.100-07:002009-10-23T17:32:47.100-07:00Loredana: Oh, I love toy tops! Still do....now, wh...Loredana: Oh, I love toy tops! Still do....now, where did I put that? Thanks for reminding me.....I miss that thing!<br /><br />dailyseeking: Probably plastic AND rubber! You're right...the smell meant NEW TOYS. What's not to love??kathrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06152568985075401447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6370763014722326902.post-71050576401594323392009-10-23T07:57:11.458-07:002009-10-23T07:57:11.458-07:00I loved this! I can close my eyes and still see a...I loved this! I can close my eyes and still see and smell the plastic of my Ballerina doll! My favorite smell of Christmas was always the smell of new plastic or rubber (whatever toys were made of)!dailyseekinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09320792806234412839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6370763014722326902.post-20925357164737498702009-10-23T06:46:47.773-07:002009-10-23T06:46:47.773-07:00The smell of play doh, Candyland (which I STILL ha...The smell of play doh, Candyland (which I STILL have and play with!) and this awesome toy top. I loved spinning it and making it go crazy and crash into everything! Ah the good ol' days!Loredanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10281756601492887263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6370763014722326902.post-50261317036998993962009-10-23T05:02:24.362-07:002009-10-23T05:02:24.362-07:00Dianne: Oh, that's too funny! So it's all ...Dianne: Oh, that's too funny! So it's all YOUR fault that the toys kept breaking. Well, we knew this...isn't it ALWAYS the mom's fault??<br /><br />Heather: Well, good for YOU! I hope you had it right....IN YOUR FACE, HUBBY!<br /><br />WannabeVirginiaW: Yes, well...that's like the talking dolls in those scary movies...going all the way back to that doll in The Twilight Zone...with Telly Savalas? Yeah...creepy...<br /><br />Allegria: No doubt there were enough lawsuits that they discontinued 'em. I always wonder that too...like, "Why did it disappear? What was WRONG with it?" I feel the same way when a food I like stops being made....kathrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06152568985075401447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6370763014722326902.post-49092686370205039252009-10-23T03:52:07.378-07:002009-10-23T03:52:07.378-07:00Stopped by first thing yesterday, loved this post,...Stopped by first thing yesterday, loved this post, but thought I should post something before rewarding myself by coming back for a reread. Then the day got away, as it usually does.<br /><br />Someone has probably mentioned this already, but I loved those clacker deals. A heavye ball on each end of a string with a loop in the middle, and you'd get them going, and they clack. You could do tricks with them--clack over and under, for example. Anyway, you can't find them anymore. I guess they're considered too dangerous, by today's standards! I certainly remember wacking my fingers occasionally, but I always had a set as a kid. I wonder whatever happened to them...Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18047395022515323715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6370763014722326902.post-42146926014474223272009-10-22T21:56:16.519-07:002009-10-22T21:56:16.519-07:00Oh yes, childhood toys! I played with dolls, thoug...Oh yes, childhood toys! I played with dolls, though I had tons, my grandmother wrapped them in plastic on display (yes, creepy!). I was allowed to play with one that opened and close its eyes when you tipped it (creepier). No wonder I was in therapy for years...WannabeVirginia W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16507756727246102557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6370763014722326902.post-35536143909056775222009-10-22T21:24:15.066-07:002009-10-22T21:24:15.066-07:00Kathryn..LOL! I only had that link cause I'm s...Kathryn..LOL! I only had that link cause I'm sitting here with the image in my brain and then try to describe it to hubby who says "yes he remembers that but not the name, throw me a name and I will tell you if you are right". Well dah! If I had the name I wouldn't be asking. LOL. I had to google "old drawing toys". LOLHeatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16979939882187985994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6370763014722326902.post-27624782381488986222009-10-22T18:30:49.663-07:002009-10-22T18:30:49.663-07:00oh god I can't stop laughing
my son was reall...oh god I can't stop laughing<br /><br />my son was really hard on toys and would always blame me for their short expensive lives<br /><br />"if you had gone to the right store this wouldn't have happened"Diannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02946500110072411468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6370763014722326902.post-36117278576871481292009-10-22T18:22:03.983-07:002009-10-22T18:22:03.983-07:00Hey Chrissy! Yeah, someone else was talking about ...Hey Chrissy! Yeah, someone else was talking about a version of the rubber ball on the string...is that the same thing? I don't remember a fruit at the end, though. God, I had fun with that yo-yo....it's addicting! And to think that I can now tell the diff between a good one and a cheap one...imagine that.kathrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06152568985075401447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6370763014722326902.post-17036244920917545432009-10-22T18:17:06.525-07:002009-10-22T18:17:06.525-07:00I Have Nothing To Declare But My Genius: Don't...I Have Nothing To Declare But My Genius: Don't worry about a thing, sweetie. I don't judge based on one post...no-one should! Just comment again here for me...(on latest post) it'll remind me...and I always comment back after someone comments here. It's a good system for me.<br /><br />evilteenietiff: Okay. You and I have to talk about your thing with sticking things in the ground. Seriously! What is this about?!?kathrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06152568985075401447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6370763014722326902.post-4056523323205544372009-10-22T18:14:02.977-07:002009-10-22T18:14:02.977-07:00I was cleaning out the office I used to work at a ...I was cleaning out the office I used to work at a few months ago and I found this yo-yo. I don't know where it came from or who it belonged to but boy, did I have fun with it!<br /><br />Remember the Lemon Twist that you hooked around you ankle and then you jumped over the lemon??Bobby Allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17362990178566295070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6370763014722326902.post-16631362903894097372009-10-22T18:12:10.131-07:002009-10-22T18:12:10.131-07:00Spot! Good times, right? You had the weaving loom?...Spot! Good times, right? You had the weaving loom? I wanted that. I wonder why I never got it. Does anyone in your fam still have the pot holders you made??<br /><br />Oddyoddyo13: Oh, yeah! Didn't that eventually come out in stores as well? So much of this stuff does...unless they know it's real crap and will fall apart. I'm sure many a kid was thrilled with being able to "draw" their fav characters.<br /><br />MeanDonnaJean: HA! I swear...it was the only time my brother was interested in what I was doing was when I baked with that thing! It took FOREVER...remember? But the smell was heavenly!<br /><br />carissajaded: Oh...Teddy! I remember him! And I STILL love the smell of Play-doh...sigh...it's the best. (Get a yo-yo that lights up!)kathrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06152568985075401447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6370763014722326902.post-65905268959049520302009-10-22T18:00:05.272-07:002009-10-22T18:00:05.272-07:00Humans are just like slinkees, useless till you pu...Humans are just like slinkees, useless till you push them down the stairs...<br /><br />ha thats a strange saying, your blog reminded me of it.<br /><br />hm childhood toys, I had walkie talkies, and stuck the antennae of one into the ground and I could hear noises, probably some strange signal from a tv or other portable device.<br /><br />But in my younger days I was convinced that it was the worms talking to me XDRambles'N'Shambleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15648130558690752195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6370763014722326902.post-50084651108379635682009-10-22T17:28:22.764-07:002009-10-22T17:28:22.764-07:00Chelsea: Yeah, they always made the slinkies and y...Chelsea: Yeah, they always made the slinkies and yo-yos look easier than they were. Can you imagine the marketing people trying to come up with uses for the slinky? C'mon!!<br /><br />Heather: Another spirograph lover...and you're so resourceful to have found a link for it! Good times...not that we were so creative (the thing did the work) but we decided the colors and sizes of all those pretty swirls....<br /><br />Hey Erin!: OMG! You were NINE and the toy store let you pre-order them? What a little firecracker you must've been! Well, you can't say you didn't get what you wanted!kathrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06152568985075401447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6370763014722326902.post-67144287697138953752009-10-22T17:18:54.932-07:002009-10-22T17:18:54.932-07:00Collette: Wow! Sounds like you had a lot of the go...Collette: Wow! Sounds like you had a lot of the good ones! Don't you wish we'd thought to keep some of them in the original boxes for TODAY??<br /><br />Cynica Sarcastamos: Aw....yes, you may go over to Ron's and Lifelove'n'wine's house for a playdate...just be home by supper.<br />NO! Seriously? Breath spray takes off permanent marker ink from Barbie skin? What about human skin??<br /><br />Maureen@IslandRoar: I KNOW! They now sell (on an infomercial) these scissors that'll cut thru that plastic...I'm convinced it comes encased in that plastic. Wouldn't that be ironic??<br /><br />TC: Oh, poor bald Nancy-the-doll. You couldn't find any straw to sew a makeshift wig-ette? I loved the spyrograph...yes, I remember it well!<br /><br />Insanity: All the good stuff, eh? Do you remember that really sticky toy that would crawl down the walls? It was good for about a day till it got full of dust and then it wouldn't stick anymore. And remember superballs??<br /><br />book*addict: Aw, toy dolls that are healthy, too! They had the sweetest little faces. I just thought of another one: The PET ROCK!kathrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06152568985075401447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6370763014722326902.post-5250976462202858832009-10-22T17:09:37.750-07:002009-10-22T17:09:37.750-07:00All I have to say, is bring back the pogo stick!!!...All I have to say, is bring back the pogo stick!!! Man do I miss those things. And Playdough... it was tasty. Oh and Teddy Ruxpin was literally my best friend for about 5 years.<br /><br />And I think now Im going to Amazon.com to buy a yoy o!carissajadedhttp://www.carissajaded.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6370763014722326902.post-10039796329547933052009-10-22T17:02:08.899-07:002009-10-22T17:02:08.899-07:00Yup, I'll fess up. I was an E-Z Bake Oven kid ...Yup, I'll fess up. I was an E-Z Bake Oven kid myself. Bein' a young 53 years old now I probably had the very first version of the damn thing....complete with pretzel mix 'n I dunno what other kinda bakin' crap was included. But I gotta say that lil' sucker DID work. I used to bake my fat ass off (but how I wish all that bakin' WOULDA took my fat ass off. Instead, it did the complete opposite. Go figure).<br /><br />But its funny how things turn out, cuz ya'll hardly ever catch my even fatter ass in the kitchen these days. I much prefer the guy on the other end of the telephone line to do all of my E-Z bakin' nowadays.MeanDonnaJeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07709592081968646084noreply@blogger.com